Rove Guide (2026): How to Earn, Redeem, and Search Award Availability

Rove lets you earn transferable miles without applying for a new credit card. Launched in 2025, it now combines hotel and flight bookings with shopping, dining, and gift cards. You can spend Rove Miles on travel through Rove or transfer them to 21 airline and hotel loyalty programs, including the newest addition, Copa Airlines ConnectMiles.

This guide explains the earning options, transfer partners, and booking process. For the latest announcements and the limited-time Copa offer, see our Rove app, dining, and Copa transfer bonus update.

What Is Rove?

Rove is a loyalty program founded in 2025 by Arhan Chhabra and Max Morganroth (both Y Combinator alumni) that works as a hybrid between a travel booking portal, a shopping portal, and a transferable points currency. The currency you earn is called Rove Miles.

You earn Rove Miles through eligible travel and everyday purchases. Use them for bookings through Rove or transfer to a partner program. Airline transfers normally use a 1:1 ratio. Rove’s current transfer instructions give Accor a different ratio: 1.5 Rove Miles = 1 ALL point.

What makes Rove unusual in the loyalty space is what it doesn’t require. There’s no co-branded credit card at the center of the earn model. You use whatever payment method you already have (credit card, debit card, it doesn’t matter). Your Rove Miles earn on top of whatever rewards your existing card already gives you.

Rove gives you another way to build a transferable balance alongside the rewards you already earn. For a broader comparison of how Rove fits alongside other loyalty programs, see our guide to the best frequent flyer programs in 2026.

How to Sign Up (and Get 1,000 Bonus Miles)

Signing up takes about 30 seconds:

1. Go to rove.com/awardfares.
2. Enter your phone number to receive a one-time password.
3. Fill in your name, email, birthdate, and country of residence.

That’s it. You’ll receive 1,000 bonus Rove Miles for signing up through our link (no spending requirement).

How to Earn Rove Miles

Start with purchases you already plan to make. Compare the total cost and when the miles become usable, especially if you need them for a specific flight. Eligible purchases can also earn your usual card rewards, subject to your card’s terms.

The original earning and award search workflow. Rove has since added dining, gift cards, and offers for purchases in stores.

Hotels (Up to 25x Miles per Dollar)

Hotel bookings are where Rove’s earning rates are highest. You can earn up to 25x Rove Miles per dollar spent at over 200,000 properties worldwide. The actual earn rate varies by property, dates, and demand. When you’re comparing hotels, sort by Highest miles multiplier, then check the room-level options too. The best multiplier is sometimes tied to a specific room type or rate plan, not just the hotel itself.

There are two types of hotel rates on Rove (both can be refundable or non-refundable, depending on the property and rate plan):

• Rove Rate: Higher Rove Miles earning. On non-refundable bookings, miles post instantly after booking. On refundable bookings, miles post within 24 hours after you check out. You won’t earn hotel loyalty points or elite night credits.
• Loyalty Eligible Rate: Lower Rove Miles earning, but you still earn hotel loyalty points, elite night credits, and status benefits. Miles post after checkout (can take up to six weeks).

At checkout, Rove also offers a Miles Boost option that increases your earning rate in exchange for a slightly higher room cost. Whether this is worth it depends on the math, so always compare the incremental cost against the extra miles earned. In one Rove example, boosting a $283.92 hotel stay from 10x to 20x raised the price to $329.20 and increased the miles earned from 2,839 to 5,669. That’s $45.28 for 2,830 extra miles, or roughly 1.6 cents per mile. Useful if those miles unlock a near-term redemption; less compelling if you’re just building a balance speculatively.

Flights (1-10x Miles per Dollar)

Book flights on 140+ airlines through the Rove portal and earn between 1x and 10x Rove Miles per dollar. The base rate is 1x, with an optional boost at checkout.

Rove allows you to enter your frequent flyer number when booking a flight, so these miles should earn on top of your regular airline frequent flyer miles and credit card rewards, a potential triple-dip. However, the actual airline miles you earn depend on the fare class Rove books you into, and Rove does not currently display the booking class or fare basis code before purchase. If maximizing airline miles matters to you, this is a limitation to be aware of: without knowing the fare class, you can’t predict exactly how many airline miles you’ll earn on the operating carrier.

The flight earning rates are less exciting than hotels. On the searches we’ve done, most economy flights earn closer to the 1x base rate. It’s nice to have, but the real earning power is on the hotel side.

Shopping Portal and Browser Extensions (Variable Rates)

Rove operates a shopping portal with 13,000+ partnered merchants, from Amazon to department stores to niche retailers. Rates vary by merchant and change frequently.

You can shop through Rove’s website or use its shopping extensions. The August update adds Safari and mobile Safari alongside Chrome. Activate the offer and check the merchant’s exclusions before paying.

One useful Europe-focused example is Trainline. Rove has highlighted it as a shopping partner for European rail and bus bookings, so if you’re buying train tickets anyway, it is worth checking the current Rove Shopping rate before booking.

Shopping miles can take 30-100 days to fully post to your account, depending on the merchant’s commission timeline. This is standard for shopping portals (Rakuten works the same way).

Rove Dining

Link an eligible card on Rove Dining, choose a participating restaurant, and pay with that card. Rove’s homepage advertises 3–10 miles per dollar, with the applicable rate shown for each restaurant.

The launch covers selected cities. Rove says dining miles become pending automatically and post within a week. Check local coverage before choosing where to eat; a restaurant you already visit is a better starting point than changing your plans for a multiplier.

Gift Cards and Offers in Stores

The Rove app listing confirms instant mileage earning on eligible gift card purchases. This can help close a small balance gap, but check the brand’s terms and buy only an amount you expect to use. Instant Rove earning does not guarantee an instant transfer to an airline.

Rove is also rolling out offers for purchases in stores using linked cards. Check the eligible location, activation requirements, and purchase exclusions in the offer before paying.

The Rove App: iPhone and Android

Rove’s iPhone app brings earning, bookings, and account activity together. Android users can request access through the public beta; the form requires the Gmail account used for Google Play on the phone.

These features were announced in Rove’s August 28 product update. We have not tested the new dining or gift card posting times ourselves.

Loyalty Eligible Hotel Bookings: The Standout Feature

Loyalty Eligible rates are worth checking if you want hotel points and elite nights alongside Rove Miles. Compare the exact room and cancellation terms with booking directly.

Rove’s August update expands these rates and adds clearer bed details, room information, and cancellation or meal-plan choices at eligible properties. It also introduces an Ask AI hotel feature. Confirm any essential requirement, such as bed configuration or accessibility, in the room terms or with the property.

When you book most hotels through an online travel agency (Expedia, Booking.com, etc.), you give up hotel loyalty points, elite night credits, and status benefits. You have to choose between the best price and your hotel loyalty perks.

When you select a Loyalty Eligible rate, the advertised benefits include the following, subject to the property, rate, hotel program, and your status:

• You earn Rove Miles on the booking.
• You earn hotel loyalty points with your preferred program (Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, IHG, World of Hyatt, etc.).
• You receive elite night credits that count toward status qualification.
• You keep your elite status benefits (room upgrades, breakfast, late checkout).
• The hotel is the Merchant of Record, meaning the charge on your credit card comes from the hotel, not from Rove. This can trigger hotel-specific credit card bonuses.

This is a real differentiator. For travelers who are chasing hotel status or want to earn both hotel points and a transferable currency on the same booking, Loyalty Eligible is compelling.

As of June 2026, it works on the redemption side too: you can pay for a Loyalty Eligible stay with Rove Miles. Because Loyalty Eligible bookings are treated as paid stays by the hotel, you still earn hotel loyalty points, elite night credits, and keep your status benefits even when redeeming miles instead of cash. Filter your search to properties with hotel loyalty benefits, add your loyalty account number at checkout, and select “Book with Rove Miles.” Hotel programs like Hyatt and Marriott grant elite nights on their own award stays, but we don’t know of another channel where you can pay with a third-party transferable currency and still earn both hotel points and elite night credits on the same stay.

Credit Card Stacking: Maximize Your Earning on Loyalty Eligible Bookings

A Loyalty Eligible booking can combine Rove Miles, eligible hotel points and elite nights, and rewards from the card you use to pay. Check who will charge your card and your issuer’s earning rules; a hotel’s appearance in Rove does not establish how every rate will code.

Compare the total with booking directly, including any benefits you would receive through your card’s own travel portal. The best option depends on the room price, cancellation policy, hotel benefits, and rewards you will actually use.

How to Redeem Rove Miles

You have two ways to use your Rove Miles, and they offer very different value.

Option 1: Book Directly on Rove’s Portal

Use Rove Miles to book flights or hotels directly on the platform. Pricing is dynamic (no fixed award chart), and Rove’s own site reports average redemption values of around 1.5-2.2 cents per mile on flights and up to 2 cents per mile on hotels. Business class redemptions can go higher. Since June 2026, this includes Loyalty Eligible hotel stays: you can pay with Rove Miles and still earn hotel points and elite night credits, because the hotel treats the booking as a paid stay.

This is the simpler option. You get instant confirmation, book and manage everything through Rove, and check in directly with the airline. No need to interact with a partner program’s website.

One thing to keep in mind: when you book a flight through Rove’s portal, Rove acts as the intermediary (similar to an OTA). That means if you need to change, cancel, or resolve an issue with your flight, you’ll likely need to go through Rove’s support rather than the airline directly. This is standard for OTA bookings, but it’s worth knowing upfront, especially if you’re used to managing everything through the airline. Rove does not currently publish details about their customer service response times or support channels for flight disruptions, so set expectations accordingly.

The Explore page on Rove is particularly useful here, as it shows flights sorted by cents-per-mile value from your home airport, which helps you quickly find the highest-value redemptions.

Option 2: Transfer to Partner Programs (Usually Better Value)

This is where experienced award travelers will extract the most value.

Transfer to an airline partner at the standard 1:1 ratio, then book through that program’s own system. Accor uses a different ratio, shown in the table below. This lets you access partner award charts, sweet spots, and availability that you can’t get through Rove’s direct booking portal.

Here are four examples we like that show what this looks like in practice:

All Rove Transfer Partners (2026)

As of September 2, 2026, Rove lists 21 transfer partners in its help center. Airline transfers are normally 1:1. Accor transfers at 1.5:1, meaning 1,500 Rove Miles convert to 1,000 ALL points, according to Rove’s transfer instructions. Promotional bonuses are separate from these standard ratios.

Notable partners

Copa Airlines ConnectMiles joined on September 1, 2026. It adds another Star Alliance option to compare for a planned trip. See the Copa launch bonus and transfer math before moving miles.

Qantas Frequent Flyer joined in July 2026. Its 50% launch bonus ended on August 14, 2026; use the standard 1:1 ratio unless your transfer screen shows a new offer. Our Qantas guide covers the reward types and booking rules. You can also now book Condor with Qantas Points.

Frontier Miles joined in July 2026 as Rove’s first US airline partner. Its 25% launch bonus ended on July 31, 2026.

Air Canada Aeroplan joined in May 2026. For its partner awards and stopover rules, see our Aeroplan guide.

AwardFares coverage

Of the 21 partners, AwardFares currently supports 8: Aeromexico Rewards, Etihad Guest, Finnair Plus, Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, SAS EuroBonus, Turkish Miles&Smiles, and Virgin Atlantic.

Copa ConnectMiles and Aeroplan are Rove transfer partners, but neither is currently searchable in AwardFares. Check their own booking tools. A result through another Star Alliance program does not confirm ConnectMiles availability or pricing. The AwardFares program list shows current search coverage.

These 8 programs cover a huge range of routes and alliances, and you can search across all of them in a single AwardFares query. For alliance-specific search tips, see our guides on finding award flights on SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance.

How Rove Compares to Other Transfer Programs

If you already earn Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One Miles, or Bilt Rewards, compare the programs you can reach and the cost of earning more points. Rove adds another earning channel without requiring a new credit card.

Check each issuer’s current transfer page before assuming it shares a Rove partner. You can earn Rove Miles alongside eligible card rewards, but transferring either balance gives up the flexibility to use those points elsewhere.

Rove Transfer Bonuses

Copa ConnectMiles: 40% bonus through September 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Rove’s launch announcement says qualifying transfers completed by that deadline receive the bonus. For example, 25,000 Rove Miles become 35,000 ConnectMiles.

The Qantas 50% offer ended August 14, 2026, and the Frontier 25% offer ended July 31, 2026. Those launch offers are no longer current.

Our September Rove update explains the Copa math and what to check before transferring. Confirm a bookable award with the receiving program first.

Transfer Rules and Mechanics

Before you transfer, know these rules:

• Minimum and increments: Check the selected partner in Rove. Its current help page says these can differ by program; do not assume one minimum applies to every partner.
• Transfer speed: Processing varies by partner. The Copa launch announcement does not specify a processing time or separate bonus-posting window. Check before relying on a transfer for a seat you need to book immediately.
• Irreversible: Transfers cannot be reversed or refunded once initiated. Double-check your partner account number.
• Account matching: Your name on Rove must match (or be closely associated with) your partner program account.
• Account-to-account transfers: Rove allows you to transfer Rove Miles between Rove accounts.
• No selling or trading: Rove’s terms prohibit selling, bartering, or trading miles.

How to Search Award Availability with Rove Miles

This is where the guide gets practical. You’ve earned Rove Miles, you’ve decided which partner program offers the best redemption for your trip, and now you need to find available award seats before you transfer.

Using Rove’s Built-In Search

Rove’s portal includes a flight search that shows both direct booking options (priced in Rove Miles) and transfer booking options (showing the cost through each partner program). It’s a decent starting point and useful for comparing direct vs. transfer value at a glance.

For casual users who want a simple, all-in-one experience, Rove’s search works fine. If you’re targeting premium cabins specifically, our roundup of the best Business Class Cabins can help you decide which partner to transfer to.

Using AwardFares for Power Searching

If you’re serious about finding the best redemptions, and especially if you want to monitor availability over time, AwardFares is built for this.

Here’s why it matters for Rove Miles holders specifically:

Search across multiple programs at once.

AwardFares supports 8 of Rove’s 21 transfer partners. Instead of checking each partner’s website individually, you select multiple programs in AwardFares and search them all in a single query. This is the fastest way to find where your Rove Miles will go furthest.

Select multiple programs in the AwardFares search bar to find availability across Rove's partner programs in one search.

Set alerts for routes you care about.

Award availability changes constantly. AwardFares’ alert system monitors routes for you and notifies you when seats open up. Set an alert, wait for the notification, then transfer your Rove Miles and book. This is the workflow that turns Rove Miles from a passive currency into an active booking tool.

Set alerts on AwardFares so you're notified the moment award seats open up on your target route.

Check seat maps before committing.

Not all award seats are created equal. AwardFares Seat Maps help you check the aircraft and cabin layout. An unassigned seat on a map is not proof that an award seat is available.

Check the exact seat configuration before transferring your miles.

Use Timeline View for flexible dates.

If your dates are flexible, AwardFares’ Timeline View shows availability across an entire date range at a glance. This is particularly useful for finding sweet spots where partner programs release more award space.

The Timeline View helps you spot availability patterns across flexible date ranges.

The Recommended Workflow

Here’s how we’d approach a Rove Miles redemption:

1. Decide your destination and dates (or use AwardFares’ flexible search to explore options).
2. Search AwardFares with the relevant Rove partner programs selected (Aeromexico, Etihad, Finnair, Flying Blue, Qantas, SAS EuroBonus, Turkish, or Virgin Atlantic).
3. Compare programs: the same route might be available through multiple partners at different mile costs.
4. Set alerts if nothing is available now. Award space opens and closes constantly.
5. When availability appears, confirm the cabin, full price, and seat count with the receiving program, then transfer your Rove Miles.
6. Book the award directly through the partner airline’s website.

What We’d Like to See Improved

We think Rove is a strong product, especially for a program that launched in 2025. But we’d be doing you a disservice if we didn’t mention the areas where it falls short today.

• US-only access. Requiring a US phone number limits the program to American travelers. Rove has hinted at international expansion, but there’s no timeline. For our readers in Scandinavia and Europe, this is the biggest limitation.
• Flight earning rates are underwhelming. Hotels at 25x are impressive. Flights at 1x base are not. The optional boost helps, but the incremental cost isn’t always worth it. We’d like to see more competitive base flight earning rates.
• Shopping portal posting times. Waiting 30-100 days for shopping miles to post is industry standard, but it’s still frustrating. Eligible gift cards now provide an instant-earning option, but that does not make ordinary shopping purchases post faster.
• Partner gaps remain. Rove has 21 transfer partners, but its list does not include United MileagePlus, American AAdvantage, Atmos Rewards, or British Airways Club. Booking one of those airlines through another program is different from transferring into its own currency.
• Flight booking transparency. When booking flights through Rove’s portal, the fare class (booking code) isn’t displayed before purchase. For experienced travelers, this matters: it determines how many airline miles you earn and whether you’re eligible for upgrades or changes. We’d also like to see more detail on Rove’s customer support process for flight disruptions (cancellations, schedule changes, rebooking). Since Rove acts as the intermediary on flight bookings, knowing what to expect if something goes wrong would build confidence.
• New features are still rolling out. The iPhone app is available, Android is in public beta, and dining and offers in stores depend on local participation. Check what is available to your account.
• Program terms can change. Rove is a young program, and both Rove and its transfer partners can change rates and rules. Earn with a trip in mind. Moving miles speculatively also gives up flexibility and exposes them to the receiving program’s expiry and redemption rules.

Become a Rove Pro

Rove is still a young program, but the fundamentals are solid: generous hotel earning rates, a growing partner list that covers all three alliances, Loyalty Eligible bookings that don’t force you to give up hotel perks, and a credit-card-free model that works for travelers who can’t or don’t want to play the premium credit card game.

For AwardFares users, the combination is practical. Earn Rove Miles from your travel and shopping, search award availability across partner programs using AwardFares, set alerts for the routes you want, and transfer your miles when the seats open up.

Sign up for Rove (1,000 bonus miles for AwardFares readers)

Try AwardFares to search award availability across Rove’s partner programs.

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